He stood at 15 hands (60 inches, 152 cm) and was distinguished by an unnaturally high crest, which is noticeable from portraits of the horse. The Godolphin Arabian was a bay colour with some white on the off heel behind. A stone marks his grave under the archway of the stable block of Wandlebury House. He was bought by the 2nd Earl of Godolphin, and placed at his stud at Babraham, Cambridgeshire, until his death on Christmas Day 1753. James's Coffee House", who inherited Coke's stallions. He was bequeathed to Roger Williams, "proprietor of the St. The horse was then imported from France by Edward Coke and sent to his stud at Longford Hall, Derbyshire, where he remained until the death of his owner in 1733. Not valued by his new French owner, it is believed he was used as a carthorse. It is believed he was a present from monarch to monarch. From there he was given to Louis XV of France in 1730. At some early age, he was exported, probably via Syria, to the stud of the bey of Tunis. The Godolphin Arabian was foaled about 1724 in Yemen and moved several times before reaching England. The stable block of Wandlebury House where the horse was buried
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